Question

Kiera has been keeping an eye on an emerald ring she likes. She just noticed that it has been marked down to $1,496, which is 45% less than its original price. What was the original price of the ring?

Answer 1

2,720

Explanation:

The way you solve this is by doing cross-multiplication. do 55 over 100 and 1496 over x. After multiplying both and dividing by 55, you get 2720.

Answer 2

$2720

Explanation:

We know

The ring is 45% less than its original price

100% - 45% = 55%

So, we know

$1496 = 55%

We have to find 1% by taking

1496 divided by 55 = $27.20

Now we find the original price by taking

27.20 times 100 = $2720

So, the original price of the ring is $2720